"Mycobacterium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts.
| Descriptor ID |
D009161
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium" by people in Profiles.
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Geographically dispersed zoonotic tuberculosis in pre-contact South American human populations. Nat Commun. 2022 03 07; 13(1):1195.
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A randomized, blinded, parallel group, placebo controlled pilot study evaluating the effect of PVAC treatment in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis. J Rheumatol. 2005 Dec; 32(12):2345-50.
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Two new Mycobacterium strains and their role in toluene degradation in a contaminated stream. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 May; 64(5):1715-20.